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Swallow, yellow bird, and wisteria by Utagawa Hiroshige — VisualArtsDB

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Swallow, yellow bird, and wisteria

Swallow, yellow bird, and wisteria

Swallow, yellow bird, and wisteria

Utagawa Hiroshige

1830–1849

Medium: Color woodblock print; chuban
Dimensions: 25.6 × 18.4 cm (10 × 7 1/4 in.)
Genre: Woodblock print
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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Japanese (culture or style)

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